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The course will provide the basic knowledge on the fundamentals of the tourism analysis to evaluate the extent and the mechanisms through which the tourism influences the economic system. The student will be able to identify an analyze the behavior of agents involved in tourism market from the demand and supply side, and identify the strategies for tourism development.

1. Introduction to the Economics of Tourism: definitions and key concepts
- Tourism and the Tourist
- The Heterogeneity and Plurality of the Tourism Product
- The Measurement of Tourism
2. The Tourism Sector in the Economy
- Tourism Within the National Accounting System
- Final Consumption and Tourism Items
- Fixed Capital Formation and Tourism
- Evaluating the Tourism Production
3. The Economics of Tourism Destinations
- The Demand for Different Types of Tourism at the Destination
- The Destination as the Core Element of the Tourism System
- The Pricing Policy of the Destination
4. The Macroeconomics of Tourism
- The Tourism Expenditure Multiplier

• 1.  (A) Candela G. and Figini P. The Economics of Tourism Destinations Springer, Heidelberg, 2012 » Pagine/Capitoli: Chapters 2, 3, 4, 13. Pag. 17-72; 427-436.

The textbook will be supplemented by material provided by the teacher (slides in .ppt).

• Registered front lectures.

• The examination consists of an oral test in which the student will discuss over some problems related to the tourist activity of specific territories, on the basis of what has been discussed in the lectures.

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